Holding in Company

SMG PLC
1 May 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)    Name of company
      SMG plc

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Christopher Evans

3)    Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
      holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
      non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
      holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
      Non-Beneficial

4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
      number of shares held by each of them
      Christopher Evans                               9,962,840

5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      Not notified

6)    Percentage of issued class
      Not notified

7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      Not notified

8)    Percentage of issued class
      Not notified

9)    Class of security
      Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

10)   Date of transaction
      14 March 2001

11)   Date company informed
      30 April 2001

12)   Total holding following this notification
      9,962,840

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      3.18%

14)   Any additional information
      N/A

15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Lorna Tunn

      Tel No: 0141 300 3229

16)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
      making this notification
      Dawn Davidson - Company Secretary